Dear colleagues,
As many of you know, Bill Guth passed away.
Bill was not one to speak about his many accomplishments, incuding those leading to the foundation and development of strategic management. Yet, Ming-Jer Chen eloquently captured some of this wider and personal impact when introducing Bill for receipt of the Chris Argyris Lifetime Achievement Award last year; I attach Ming Jer's remarks.
Bill was known for his intellect, his support of impactful scholarship, his many achievements in a very full life – and to anyone who interacted with him, his overwhelming "decency", to use the term in an old-fashioned way. He took pride in building up people, careers, divisions, institutions, and ideas, and build up he did, again and again. He was a class act. Rest in Peace, Bill. Your passing has left a void in the lives of your colleagues, students, friends, and family that cannot be filled.
Best,
Usha and the Practice Theme Committee, Academy of Management
Usha C. V. Haley, PhD
Professor of Management/co-Chair, All Academy Practice Theme Committee, Academy of Management
West Virginia University, College of Business & Economics, PO Box 6025, 1601 University Ave., Morgantown, WV 26506-6025
E-mail: uhaley@asia-pacific.com & usha.haley@mail.wvu.edu Office: 1-304-293-7948
Current Research Grant: National Science Foundation, 2017 – Technology Development, Strategic Risk & National Policy
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